Colonel Sir H. W. Hodgson

Henry West Hodgson was born 29 June 1868 the second son of Barnard Beckett Hodgson and Mabel Gertrude, married in 1839. He was the Regimental Colonel of the 14th King's Hussars and the Commanding Officer of the 15th (The King's) Hussars. He also commanded the Australian Mounted Division during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Colonel Sir H. W. Hodgson joined the 15th … Continue reading Colonel Sir H. W. Hodgson

The XHX

Deployments The regiment remained in India until 1872, serving on both the Umbeyla (1863) and Black Mountain (1868) expeditions. It then mostly served in England from 1872 to 1895, broken only by a period in Ireland from 1879 to 1884. During the 1880s, it sent four troops to the Sudan, along with a detachment to the … Continue reading The XHX